while walking, a pair of man and woman saw a child on the middle of the road crying, it was an infant baby seemingly abandoned by his parents, after seeing him, the woman quickly went to grab the baby to calm him, unaware that the boy, was infact an old man. a man in the body of a boy, an old man who just a few moments ago had been engaged in a fierce battle with his ten greatest rivals from the outer plains. Despite fighting an unfair battle of ten against one, he had been holding his own and even managed to gain the upper hand using his impressive strength and martial arts skills. However, the battle took place in his own village, where his neighbors and old friends were watching. As the ten great sages were about to attack one of the old man's friends, who was also his go and chess rival, the old man bravely intervened to protect him. But this was exactly what the sages had been waiting for, and they quickly trapped him, rendering him unable to move. With the old man at their mercy, the sages became arrogant and threatened to kill all of the villagers after they were finished with him. This enraged the old man so much that he unleashed an incredible burst of energy, causing a bright light to shine and blinding everyone in the area. When the light cleared, the 10 great sages were lying on the ground, defeated. The old man stood there, panting and exhausted, but victorious. He had used all of his strength and power to defeat the sages, but he had also used up all of his energy in the process. As he collapsed onto the ground, he suddenly felt a strange sensation. His body was shrinking and changing, and he soon realized that he was transforming into a baby. Confused and disoriented, he began to cry uncontrollably, not knowing what was happening to him.
That was when the pair of man and woman came across him. Without knowing his true identity, they scooped him up and tried to comfort him, thinking he was just an abandoned infant. As they walked away from the scene of the battle, the old man in the body of a baby cried himself to sleep, wondering what had happened to him and what his future would hold.
As the morning dawned, the child remained silent, leaving the elderly couple, whose names remained a mystery, startled. Jokingly, the man remarked how the little one had cried himself to sleep the previous night and now appeared lifeless. Meanwhile, the child contemplated his future and how he had ended up in such a state. His memories were vague and he couldn't recall most of his past, He realized that he needed help, but first, he must regain his strength. Thus, he decided to train and live comfortably for a few years. However, he may have become too comfortable with his life
As the young man settled into his new life, the feeling of forgetting something important continued to nag at him. Despite his intense training and devotion to his new family, he couldn't shake the sense that there was something missing. Despite this feeling, he continued to train tirelessly, determined to regain the power and strength he had possessed in his past life. Although he had been an orphan in his previous existence, he now called the elderly couple "mother" and "father," embracing the new concept of having a family. His training was relentless, as he practiced every day without fail, not wanting to miss a single opportunity to improve. He made great progress, reaching half of his former power and about a third of his past qi.
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The young man was plagued by a sense of unease, a feeling that something was not right. He yearned to embark on a journey to rediscover his lost identity. He confided in his adopted parents, who were overcome with emotion, and they revealed to him the place where they had discovered him. He resolved to make it his first destination before proceeding to the outer and central plains and eventually to the Heavenly Murim Alliance, a place he had heard much about. Upon reaching the spot of his discovery, he encountered an invisible and inscrutable barrier. Despite this, he was able to unlock it using martial arts and techniques that had been ingrained in him. As he entered the area, he was struck by the absence of any signs of life. In the midst of a circle of dust that seemed to have been created by an immense explosion, he found a talisman and a name plaque. Upon reading the name on the plaque, "Ī jinsei ten'nō," he was assailed by a rush of vague memories that felt like his head was being torn apart. Nevertheless, he declared that this was his name.